Fixing Cracked Glass

[SamUK]

Hey guys.


was looking for a piece of wood at a mates house to put my 3ft tank on and found another lil tank in the process!!

its only 8 Gallons but perfect for a betta tank which ive been thinkin about for a while.


only problem is is that theres a small crack.


is there any other way to fix it other than using aquarium safe silicon. i dont think there is but im bored and wouldnt mind going on a mission to fix this now so thought id ask.


and if not, does it have to be aquarium safe silicon?

whats wrong with normal?

thanx.

 

[SamUK]

 

[WILDER]

If it's cracked i wouldn't bother, sorry.

 

[windsor-aquatic]

If it's cracked I would bin it. The cost of a new one that size is peanuts, certainly not worth the effort or cost of repairing the cracked one.

 

[frazoo]

idk but i think that you could use reguler silicon on the outside, or put a nice piece of duct tape over it

 

[SamUK]

trouble is i dont have peanuts.


and if i did i would want to buy fish.

ill fix it, jus have to wait and get silicone if i can blag my mum!

 

[wendywc]

If you get the tank free or next to nothing, then I would replace that cracked piece entirely and reseal everything back together. But why bother? That's wasting your time and you should be able to find alot of affordable 8 gallons instead.

 

[WILDER]

And the presssure of the water inside will just crack it more.

 

[Dorkhedeos]

a 10 gallon in petsmart costs 10 bucks. i wouldnt even repair a small tank for 20 dollars. its just too much work, and once glass starts cracking, it will keep cracking if there is pressure on it

 

[simonbrown403]

Normal silicone has fungicides in it to prevent mildew etc, and also a ascetic acid.

 

[andywg]

Providing the crack is not on a main viewing window you can always "patch it". I had to do this on the bottom of my 6x2x2.

Best way is to put a new pane on the outside the same size as the previous pane to cover the entire side and then a patch on the inside large enough to cover the whole area with a crack and then some. It's not as pretty as tacking the pane off and resealing, but it doesn't take as long or involve rying to remove large amounts of silicomne either.

But I do concur, fixing an 8 gallon will probably cost more than buying one, especially if you don't have some aqaurium silicone hanging around.

 

[windsor-aquatic]

Bin it and ask your mum for the money to replace it.

 

[Opcn]

All silicone has acetic acid, thats the solvent. I would throw it away, it would cost you more to attempt to repair it than it would to replace it, the only possible way to repair it would be to remove the panel and replace it with an unbroken piece of glass, but that means getting a piece of glass the right size.

 

[Rooster]

Patch it with a bit of glass - well past the crack, and fix this with "glassbond" or silicon at a push..... but if you have to go out and buy any of this, its often cheaper to buy a new tank !

 

[Toadfish]

I'm sorry, but i disagree with y'all, I had the same situation (granted it was a 5 gal hex, so a little more money) the tank ahad a small crack, and the size doesn't create too much pressure, so i thought i would try to use crazy glue, it worked, i used it inside and outside on the crack and it got right inside the crack to seal it up, and since then I have set that tank up and the seal is fine. So if you've got the time try it out, if it works you have a free tank, if not you haven't lost anything other than a few drops of glue.